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FTX Launches $2 Billion Venture Capital Fund Focused on Bolstering Blockchain, Web3 Adoption
14.1.2022
The cryptocurrency firm FTX has announced the launch of a $2 billion venture capital fund called FTX Ventures. The fund’s focus will be on advancing blockchain and Web3 technology alongside investments in “social, gaming, fintech, software, and healthcare.” FTX Reveals...
Bitcoin ETF Launch Hype Fades as Funds Slip in Value, BTC Futures Open Interest Down 38% in 2 Months
14.1.2022
Following the charged-up debut of the Proshares bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), Valkyrie’s bitcoin futures ETF and the Vaneck bitcoin strategy ETF, interest in these types of funds seems to have faded a great deal. After the Proshares bitcoin ETF BITO reached an all-time high on November...
‘1 in a billion’: Second tiny miner solves a block
13.1.2022
Each of the lucky miners will take home over $266k, as well as bragging rights to overcoming “one in several billion odds.”
Report: Ronin Sidechain Processed 560% More Total Transactions Than Ethereum Last November
12.1.2022
The blockchain-powered game Axie Infinity has been a very popular application during the last 12 months, as the game’s NFTs have outpaced every NFT collection today in terms of all-time sales. While Axie Infinity has seen $3.85 billion in all-time sales, Nansen researcher Martin Lee recently...
Expanding Crypto Market Caps by 500% to 1,300%: Stablecoin Issuance Saw Significant Growth Last Year
11.1.2022
As crypto-assets grew immensely in value last year, the growth of the stablecoin economy swelled as well and today, there’s $170.24 billion worth of stablecoins in circulation. Data indicates that over the last 12 months, a slew of stablecoin valuations grew exponentially. 12-Month Stats...
Report: Fintech Firms Received 62% of the $4.9 Billion Raised by African Tech Companies in 2021
11.1.2022
Fintechs account for nearly two-thirds of the $4.9 billion that was raised by African technology firms during the past year. Fintech groups also dominate in terms of funding that exceeds $50 million, with a 40% share of the total number of tech firms. The Covid-19 Factor Out of the $4.9 billion...
GTA Publisher To Buy Farmville Maker Zynga For $12.7 Billion
10.1.2022
Take-Two, the publisher behind some of the biggest names in gaming like Grand Theft Auto and NBA 2K, today announced a deal to buy mobile game company Zynga for $12.7 billion. If the acquisition of the FarmVille creator goes through, it will mark the biggest sale in video game history.Read more
$2.7 Billion in NFT Sales Recorded Last Month — Ethereum, Ronin, Solana Top 3 NFT Networks
8.1.2022
This week Google Trends shows that the acronym NFT, which stands for non-fungible token, has reached a score of 100, the highest score a search query can get from the data analytics aggregator. Meanwhile, statistics indicate that during the last 30 days across ten different blockchains...
Value Locked in Defi Slips 10% in 4 Days, Ethereum TVL Dominates at 58%
8.1.2022
Four days ago, the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) was coasting along at $255.84 billion and since then, the TVL has dropped ​​8.55% in value. During the last 24 hours, the TVL has slid 2.80%, and Curve’s $23 billion locked today represents 9.84%...
Report: Illicit Crypto Addresses Received $14 Billion in 2021, Only 0.15% of Transaction Volume Associated With Crime
8.1.2022
According to the latest data from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses grew to a new all-time high of $14 billion in 2021. Although the new all-time high is almost twice the $7.8 billion that was recorded in 2020, it represents just 0.15% of the 2021...
P2E game Nyan Heroes aims to save 1 billion sheltered cats
7.1.2022
“We need to realize that building a game is not only about the game play, but about the economic system and how sustainable everything is,” said co-founder Wendy Huang
Defi Lending Startup Aave Launches Permissioned Platform to Entice Financial Institutions
5.1.2022
On January 5, the open-source non-custodial decentralized finance (defi) lending platform Aave launched a permissioned version of the protocol aimed at institutions. The platform dubbed Aave Arc will leverage Fireblocks as the first whitelister as the platform aims to help bridge traditional...
Leading NFT Marketplace Opensea Raises $300 Million, Firm’s Post-Money Valuation Taps $13.3 Billion
5.1.2022
Leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace Opensea announced the firm has raised $300 million in a Series C funding round led by Paradigm and Coatue. Opensea’s latest capital raise has propelled the company to a $13.3 billion post-money valuation. Opensea Raises $300 Million, Commands...
Defi TVL Jumps 12% Since Mid-December, Close to $25B in Bridges, Convex Gains on Curve’s Dominance
4.1.2022
The total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (defi) has risen 4% during the first four days of the new year from $245 billion on January 1, to $255.84 billion three days later. While the defi protocol Curve Finance dominates with a TVL of $24.44 billion, Convex Finance is closing in on...
Bored Ape, Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT Sales Skyrocket — Floor Prices Spike More Than 40%
3.1.2022
After Eminem revealed that he purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) for $452K, both BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT sales have skyrocketed. Metrics indicate that on Sunday, January 2, 2022, MAYC’s seven-day trade volume of $93.02 million is up 93.41%...
13 Crypto Exchanges Custody 7% of the Crypto Economy, Coinbase Dominates With $56.2B AUM
2.1.2022
As 2022 begins, 13 different cryptocurrency exchange platforms have more than a billion dollars each in digital currencies held in reserves. Between all 13 trading platforms, the group of exchange platforms hold a whopping $165.25 billion worth of bitcoin, ethereum, and tether. 13 Crypto Exchanges...
Bitcoin's $6.1 billion options expiry was not enough to break the bearish sentiment
1.1.2022
Bulls had a 90% higher open interest coming into Dec. 31 options expiry but bears managed to balance the scales at $47,175
100 NFT Collections Surpass $20 Billion in Volume — Cryptopunks, Bored Apes Capture Top Volumes
31.12.2021
Non-fungible token (NFT) assets were extremely popular this year and to date, there’s been more than $20 billion in volume recorded in terms of NFT sales among 100 collections. While many single NFTs sold for millions of dollars a number of NFT projects and collections saw hundreds...
Bitcoin Treasuries List Claims 59 Companies and a Handful of Countries Hold 1.49 Million BTC
31.12.2021
304 days or roughly nine months ago, 42 companies held bitcoin on their balance sheet with an aggregate total of 1,350,073 bitcoin on March 1, 2021. Today, metrics indicate there are 59 companies, a few countries, and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with 1,499,493 bitcoin held in treasuries. Private...
Tether’s Market Cap Nears $80B, USDT Represents 46% of the Stablecoin Economy
30.12.2021
This week the stablecoin giant tether reached a market capitalization of roughly $78.2 billion according to data. Over the last 30 days, tether’s market valuation grew by 5.6% and the stablecoin now represents 46% of the $168.3 billion stablecoin economy. Tether Market Cap is Less Than...